Citrix Expands Scope of iBusiness ASP Program with Telcos, International Members.

Business Editors

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2000

ASP Program Experiences Rapid Growth with 41 New ASPs from 11 Countries; Total Membership Rises to 86 in Just Eight Months

Citrix Systems, Inc.(R) (Nasdaq:CTXS) today announced it has significantly expanded the size and diversity of its iBusiness program with the addition of 41 new Application Service Providers (ASPs) from 11 countries. The new members include HostPro, a Micron Electronics company; TriZetto, a provider of Internet-enabled application services and business portals for the healthcare industry; and three major telecommunications firms. Total enrollment in the Citrix(R) ASP program, which launched in September 1999, now stands at 86. The new members comprise ASPs from Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The program's first telecommunication companies - Cable & Wireless, Cable & Wireless HKT Ltd. (Hong Kong) and Telstra - further broaden the program's diverse membership, which includes Internet Service Providers (ISPs), application infrastructure providers, and manufacturers.

The Citrix iBusiness Program was established to drive growth of the emerging ASP market by giving members the benefits of pay-as-you-go access to Citrix application server software, a cornerstone enabling technology for application hosting, as well as support services, partnering and marketing opportunities.

"The worldwide and Asia/Pacific market opportunity for ASPs is expanding quickly. IDC forecasts customer spending on Japan's ASP market to grow at a 119 percent compound annual growth rate -- thanks to evangelizing of the concept, support from influential IT leaders, and installation of required infrastructure," said Richard Yen, Senior IT Services Analyst, IDC Japan. "Worldwide ASP services is growing at a 92 percent compound annual growth rate, reaching $7.7 billion globally in 2004. The support of enabling technologies and programs, is helping this dynamic marketplace become a key IT services sector."

A key market trend is the move by new types of firms, such as broadband providers, application infrastructure providers, and vertical industry players, to become ASPs. For example, some telecommunication companies, such as Star One, Telenor and Winstar Communications, are hosting applications in addition to providing the network infrastructure needed for deployment over the Internet and other networks. Further, some companies, such as 186K, Agiliti, Telstra and Veracicom, are providing the back-end data center infrastructure upon which ISVs and ASPs can deliver application-hosting services. Other ASPs are specializing in delivering applications and information to vertical market segments such as accounting (eAccount), legal (Union Square Technology Group), manufacturing (eMake), education (LearningStation.com), and healthcare (TriZetto Group).

"At Cable & Wireless, we believe Citrix is a front-runner in the ASP infrastructure market by offering superior enabling products and services," said Paul David, vice president, Application Services. "We are pleased to join the Citrix iBusiness ASP program, from which we will benefit in terms of the ASP licensing agreement, technical and marketing expertise, and the opportunity to leverage the strong Citrix sales channels."

"With the rapid acceleration of ASP market growth worldwide, service providers are eager to leverage proven solutions that can jump-start their businesses today, and provide a competitive advantage over the long term," said Chris Phoenix, vice president and general manager, Citrix iBusiness. "Our application server technologies - including MetaFrame for application hosting, administration and deployment, and NFuse for application publishing via a Web browser - can enable both. As the application hosting model gains global acceptance and new types of ASPs enter the market, Citrix will stay in the forefront with innovative technologies and focused programs to promote our members' success."

Citrix application server software enables ASPs to centralize the installation, deployment and administration of applications on their servers, and deliver application services with high predictability, speed and security across any network connection to users on virtually any platform and/or client device. A unique advantage of Citrix application server software is its ability to deliver the full richness and interactivity of Windows, UNIX(R) and Java applications over the Web to a single application portal in a thin, manageable manner.

New Members of the Citrix iBusiness Program:

-    186K (www.186k.net), with data centers in Atlanta, Boca Raton,
     Miami, and New York City, is an application infrastructure
     provider that hosts, designs and builds the back-end data server
     farms and telecommunication requirements for other ASPs in
     addition to renting Microsoft BackOffice applications and
     Microsoft Commercial Internet System (MCIS 2.5) to customers.

-    Agiliti (www.agiliti.com), based in Minneapolis, Minn., is an ASP
     enabler and eServices provider whose broad portfolio of rentable
     applications and services are delivered through a nationwide
     channel of independent sales partners. Agiliti's sales partners
     can become ASPs without major investments in technology
     infrastructure or personnel.

-    Alta Internet Business Centres (www.alta-ibc.com.au), located in
     Sydney NSW and Melbourne Victoria, Australia, is a
     business-to-business ASP that focuses on medium to large
     organizations as well as dot COM businesses, serving enterprise
     applications such as ERP, CRM, productivity and business
     intelligence software, as well as vertical market applications.

-    ApplicationStation.com (www.applicationstation.com), launched in
     November 1999 by The LearningStation.com and Sydney-based BDO
     SynergyIT, delivers ASP solutions to high-growth small and
     medium-sized businesses and educational institutions throughout
     Australia and Asia/Pacific.

-    Bull Espana S.A. (www.bull.com), based in Madrid, is a component
     of Groupe Bull. The company focuses on the Internet and
     e-business in three areas: managed services for intranets and
     e-commerce sites; infrastructure, including Internet-ready
     enterprise systems; and solutions with consulting and systems
     integration.

-    Businesscare AG (www.businesscare.ch), based in Spreitenbach,
     Switzerland, has been hosting enterprise applications, such as
     CRM, ERP and personal productivity office suites, since 1998 and
     currently has 750 users.

-    Cable & Wireless (www.cwplc.com), enabled by Compaq hardware and
     consulting services, will be the first global telecommunications
     provider to offer small- and medium-sized enterprises complete,
     end-to-end e-business solutions, from Internet access devices to
     hosted business applications.

-    Cable & Wireless HKT (www.cwhkt.com), based in Hong Kong, is
     the first local ASP that delivers integrated eBusiness solutions
     via high speed internet access riding on the company's
     world-leading broadband network. The company has formed an ASP
     joint venture with Computer Associates focusing on the provision
     of ASP services to meet the needs of local SMEs.

-    CONNECTAPPS (www.connectremote.net), located in Fairfield, Conn.,
     provides application hosting for small and medium-sized
     businesses with a specific focus on healthcare, accounting,
     non-profit and environmental applications. The company is a
     division of CONNECT Computer Corporation, established in 1985 as
     a full service provider of IT solutions.

-    eAccount (www.eaccount.no), based in Norway, offers online
     accounting services for small and medium-sized businesses.
     Currently, eAccount outsources financials for more than 500
     companies.

-    EchoPass (www.echopass.com), located in American Fork, Utah, is a
     provider of integrated-voice/data communication services and
     contact center management tools, delivering the latest in
     customer support capabilities including telephone and Internet
     calls, e-mail, Web text chat, Web call backs, browser
     collaboration, voicemail, and fax in a hosted environment.

-    EINSTEINet AG (www.einsteinet.de), located in Elmshorn, Germany,
     maintains its own intelligent voice/data network and data center.
     Beginning in August 2000, EINSTEINet will offer a broad range of
     hosted business applications, communications and messaging, and
     e-commerce applications to small and medium-sized businesses in
     German cities of between 50,000 and 500,000 inhabitants.

-    eMake (www. emake.com), located in Richardson, Texas and Post
     Falls, Idaho, delivers real-time production applications, on-line
     trading and supply chain portals for make-to-order manufacturers,
     tying together customers, suppliers and partners. eMake is a
     wholly owned subsidiary of USDATA Corporation (Nasdaq:USDC).

-    etako.com (www.etako.com) is a leading ASP that provides a full
     range of business-to-business marketplace and enterprise
     solutions to fast-growing companies in Asia. etako.com is an
     e-business infrastructure enabler that cost-effectively delivers
     the benefits of a world-class e-business solution based on the
     J.D. Edwards OneWorld enterprise application platform to Asia's
     small and medium-sized enterprises.

-    GIKOM NIS Deutschland GmbH (www.gikom-nis.de), located in
     Germany, is a full-service ASP focused on the mid-sized business
     market.

-    GLOBAL ASP (www.global-asp.net), located in Paris, France,
     provides hosted outsourcing and application hosting services to
     small- and medium-size businesses. GLOBAL ASP delivers
     applications capabilities via dedicated telecom bandwidth and/or
     Internet from its own data center.

-    HostPro (www.hostpro.com), a Micron Electronics company, provides
     Web and application hosting solutions to small and medium-sized
     businesses around the world. HostPro hosts more than 85,000 Web
     sites and has more than 45,000 paid hosting accounts, making it
     the fourth largest Web hosting company in the country.

-    indecom independent computing GmbH (www.indecom.de), located in
     Bad Homburg, Germany, is a business-to-business ASP that offers a
     comprehensive software portfolio, including ERP, CRM and supply
     chain management applications, for small and medium-sized
     enterprises (SME).

-    Infomatec Austria GmbH (www.at.infomatec.com) located in Vienna,
     Austria, provides total e-solutions, including virtual private
     networks, web design, e-commerce, personal productivity and
     enterprise applications for a range of industries including the
     SME, cable TV, telco/ISP, financial services and retail markets.

-    InsynQ, Inc. (www.insynq.com), based in Tacoma, Wash., was
     founded in 1998 to provide customers a complete office solution,
     including software applications, Web hosting and access, system
     hardware and telecommunications integration.

-    Intellinet ASA (www.intellinet.no), located in Norway, provides
     office, ERP, accounting, e-commerce and telephone solutions
     combined with wireless networking services for corporate users in
     the European market. Intellinet services also include consulting,
     software development, education and certification.

-    INTRA-SYS (www.intrasys.at), based in Vienna, Austria, is a
     pioneer in ASP security. The company's branded Certified
     Application Services for electronic signature according to
     European Union standards has made INTRA-SYS the first ASP able to
     guarantee this high-level security standard.

-    Iterium.net AB (www.iterium.net), based in Stockholm, Sweden,
     focuses on developing ASP solutions for fast-growing companies
     listed on the national and international stock exchanges.

-    LearningStation.com (www.learningstation.com), based in
     Charlotte, N.C. and founded in 1997, targets the educational
     market, providing instructional applications and content through
     its educational portal. LSC serves schools in locations across
     the country, including Newark; Calif., Jackson, Miss.;
     New York City (non-public schools), and Gastonia, N.C.
     (Gaston Day School).

-    Network Technology Group (NTG) (www.ntg.com), based in Baton
     Rouge, La., provides turnkey data solutions - including
     customizable hosting applications, high-speed Internet
     connectivity, and enhanced network integration for small and
     medium-sized businesses in the southeast United States.

-    Online Technologies Corporation (www.onlinetech.net), located in
     Ann Arbor, Mich., has been developing and hosting business Web
     sites since 1994. The company specializes in ASP hosting and
     implementation services for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs)
     making the transition from client-server applications to
     Web-based solutions.

-    ProTier (www.protier.com), is a New Orleans, La.-based ASP
     serving small and medium-sized companies in the Southeast U.S. In
     addition to offering a broad range of software from companies
     like Microsoft, Corel and Sage, ProTier has partnered with the
     premier integrated communications providers in the region: New
     South Communications Corp. and UniversalCom, Inc.

-    ROWI (www.rowi.de), located in Wangen, BW, Germany, plans to open
     its new ASP data center - ASPDC.COM - in May. Focused on
     start-ups, small and medium-sized companies, ASPDC.COM will
     provide complex Web-hosting, fully customized-services, and
     ready-to-run applications.

-    SoftChoice Corporation (www.softchoice.com), based in Norwalk,
     Conn., is a software reseller in the U.S. and Canada that is
     expanding its offerings to include hosted software services for
     small and medium sized businesses.

-    Star One AG (www.starone.de), located in Frankfurt, Germany, is a
     broadband services provider for application services, high speed
     data transport, Internet and voice delivered through its wireless
     broadband telecommunications network. Star One's hosting services
     are based on its own end-to-end infrastructure, including the
     "last mile."

-    Stargate Connections Inc. (www.stargate.ca), headquartered in
     Burnaby, B.C. Canada, provides a comprehensive suite of business
     applications, including accounting, ERP, facilities management,
     project management, document management and HR, to corporate
     customers worldwide.

-    Telenor (www.telenor.com), located in Norway, is a telecom,
     Internet and IT service provider that recently launched Telenor
     Login, a full-service ASP operation targeted to small and
     medium-sized enterprises in Northern Europe. Telenor Login
     provides a complete Windows 2000 desktop environment, e-mail,
     Internet connectivity and ready-to-run Windows and Web
     applications.

-    Telstra (www.telstra.com), headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria,
     Australia, provides a full range of ASP services,
     including co-location, hosting, security, helpdesks, billing and
     support. These services allow ASPs to establish themselves
     quickly and easily, without having to develop their own
     infrastructure or support. Telstra is also building a portfolio
     of directly marketed hosted applications, including office
     software, ERP, CRM and a range of specialty applications.

-    ThyssenKrupp Information Services (www.tkis.thyssenkrupp.com),
     located in Germany, offers a broad range of application services,
     including ERP, CRM, CAFM, Web and e-business applications. The
     company focuses on markets including healthcare, facility
     management, automotive, logistics and media services.

-    The Trizetto Group, Inc. (www.trizetto.com), headquartered in
     Newport Beach, Calif., is a leading provider of vertical,
     Internet-enabled application services and business portals for
     the healthcare industry. As an ASP, Trizetto hosts software for a
     predictable monthly fee. HealthWeb(SM) its Internet portal,
     assists healthcare administrators and professionals in performing
     routine tasks and facilitates information exchange and
     e-commerce.

-    Union Square Technology Group LLC (www.union-square.com), located
     in New York City, will be introducing a fully managed,
     comprehensive desktop application environment for law firm
     practitioners and support staff. Purchased as a managed service
     with a practice-specific service level agreement, this service
     provides an integrated suite of commercial software tailored for
     law firms.

-    Veracicom, Inc. (www.veracicom.com), with offices in Tacoma,
     Wash., Chicago, New York and Boca Raton, Fla., is an ASP enabler
     for software manufacturers in various industries, including
     retail, aerospace, medical and manufacturing. Veracicom is also a
     Platinum-level member of the Citrix Solutions Network and an IBM
     ASP Prime provider.

-    VictorVox Software-Entwicklungs GmbH (www.victorvox.net), a
     subsidiary of VictorVox AG, a leading supplier of
     telecommunication services, develops Internet-based workflow
     systems using its own products as well as a broad spectrum of
     standard software, including office productivity, e-commerce and
     order functionality.

-    Winstar Communications, Inc. (www.winstar.com), is a global
     broadband services company based in New York City. Winstar, the
     owner of one of the world's most widely available, end-to-end
     broadband networks, offers businesses of all types and sizes a
     comprehensive set of integrated broadband services, including a
     variety of enhanced ASP and hosting products.

-    Wizmo, Inc. (www.wizmo.com), based in Eden Prairie, Minn., is a
     virtual work environment provider for small and medium-sized
     businesses, bringing its customers Internet-delivered,
     business-critical and desktop applications. Wizmo is able to
     serve an entire desktop of applications, including Microsoft,
     Corel, Adobe, Lotus, Great Plains, Novell, Peachtree, Visio and
     Intuit.

-    WM-data AS (www.wmdata.no), located in Stavanger, Norway, is a
     full-service ASP providing applications such as office suites,
     ERP, CRM, and accounting software, mainly to the SMB-market. The
     ASP division of WM-data AS, called "connect2office," targets
     start-ups, companies planning a platform change, and companies
     with multiple offices.

About the Citrix iBusiness Service Provider Program

The Citrix iBusiness Application Service Provider program is comprised of hosting ASPs that leverage Citrix MetaFrame and NFuse application serving solutions as cornerstone, enabling technology for application hosting initiatives. Citrix iBusiness provides members with the industry leadership, proven technology and focused programs to serve new markets, grow revenue and accelerate time to market. A key benefit of Citrix's iBusiness Application Service Provider program is the alliance-based network it facilitates, bringing ASPs together with more than 7,000 Citrix Solutions Network (CSN) channel providers, 400 Citrix Business Alliance (CBA) members, and 100 OEM licensees of Citrix ICA to deliver a better business solution through partnerships and core competencies.

About Citrix

Citrix Systems, Inc. is a global leader in application server software and services that offer "Digital Independence(TM)" - the ability to run any application on any device over any connection, wireless to Web. Citrix's solutions enable organizations of all types, from major enterprises to emerging Application Service Providers (ASPs), to reach more users, with more applications, in more locations - and achieve this with greater speed and predictability, and lower costs. Founded in 1989, Citrix today is one of the world's fastest-growing software companies, with more than 100,000 customers worldwide, including every one of the FORTUNE 100 firms. Its products, including MetaFrame(TM) software and Independent Computing Architecture (ICA(R)), a core application-server technology, have been widely adopted by the corporate mainstream to achieve key business goals. The firm, which markets its solutions through value-added resellers, system integrators and OEM licensees, is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Citrix is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CTXS and was added to the Standard & Poor's 500 Index in 1999. For more information, please visit the Citrix Web site at http://www.citrix.com

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